B
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25%
25% -- reading speed difference for average readers reading on screens vs print (2026)
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25%
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Data Vintage
2026
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B
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Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
bacalassociates.com
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Tier C
https://bacalassociates.com/online-communication-inferior-to-print-research-says/ ↗
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Online Communication Inferior To Print, Research says
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bacalassociates.com
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average readers reading on screens vs print: 25% reading speed difference. Source: bacalassociates.com (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/screen-reading-speed-25-percent-slower
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